{"id":1832,"date":"2019-07-18T16:55:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T21:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/?p=1832"},"modified":"2019-07-31T17:24:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T22:24:39","slug":"summer-vacation-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/summer-vacation-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Vacation Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Making sure that your property is protected while you are away on your Summer Vacation is one of the ESSENTIAL components of planning (and being able to enjoy) your vacation in the first place. Here\u2019s a guide to the most important aspects of home security that you can enforce during your Summer Vacation, so that you can make sure your property is protected &#8211; as prepared by the residential locksmith experts here at SOS Locksmith.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Make Sure All Doors are Locked<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Make sure to lock all your doors to your home before you leave. Turn your home alarm on. Lock interior areas where you keep important documents. Leave a spare key with a neighbor and inform them of your vacation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Make your Home Look Occupied<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Leave a car in the driveway.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Display a sign for an active alarm system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Put your home lights on timers that will turn them on and off sporadically.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ask the local police to periodically check on your home.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Keep Discreet Online<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t publish information about your trip on social media &#8211; especially if your social media is available to public viewing by strangers. If you want to publish pictures of your trip, make sure your privacy settings are turned on to the highest degree.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Additional Summer Vacation Home Security Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Temporarily cancel newspaper deliveries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you don\u2019t want to do this, ask a neighbor to pick up and hold your mail or newspapers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Make sure a neighbor can push your trash cans to your usual place, and not on the curb where they are picked up.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Summer Vacation Security\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><div id=\"social-essentials\" class=\"se_left\"><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:72px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?locale=en_US&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soslocksmith.com%2Fblog%2Fsummer-vacation-security%2F&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:85px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/summer-vacation-security\/\" data-text=\"Summer Vacation Security\" data-via=\"SOSLocksmithNYC\" data-counturl=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/summer-vacation-security\/\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"button_count\" share_url=\"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soslocksmith.com%2Fblog%2Fsummer-vacation-security%2F\">Share<\/a><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:60px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><g:plusone size=\"medium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/summer-vacation-security\/\" count=\"true\"><\/g:plusone><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:65px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soslocksmith.com%2Fblog%2Fsummer-vacation-security%2F&media=&description=Summer+Vacation+Security\" class=\"se-pin-it-button\" always-show-count=\"true\" count-layout=\"horizontal\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><su:badge layout=\"1\" location=\"https:\/\/www.soslocksmith.com\/blog\/summer-vacation-security\/\"><\/su:badge><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making sure that your property is protected while you are away on your Summer Vacation is one of the ESSENTIAL components of planning (and being able to enjoy) your vacation in the first place. 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